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Elegant Hydroponic solutions.

The other night at the Hong Kong Hackerspace DimSumLabs I gave a quick two-minute presentation on some of the more ‘elegant’ solutions for hydroponic...
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5 ways to simplify your life

1) Stop getting dressed. Steve Jobs, William F. Buckley, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and a massive number of bankers and lawyers.  What do they...
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Raising kids: sometimes doing it wrong is right

Christmas this year had many of the usual suspects under the tree.  Soccer ball, LEGO Ninjago, some dominoes (my son wanted them), an Arsenal...
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Thunderbirds are (no) go today.

Gerry Anderson, creator of the Thunderbirds, StingRay, Space 1999 and a bunch of other shows, passed away today. These British shows were slightly ahead...
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The Pig War: Japan and China and an island dispute from long ago.

While watching Zulu for about the bajillionith time, I was curious about the British military strength back in the 1800s worldwide. I did a quick...
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What if Adam and the Ants went to a 24-hour grocery store

A fan-made movie, with a special guest star (Gary Tibbs) named Dirk wearing White Socks. Face it, I’m old and you don’t know what...
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My Geek Travel bag

I just got back from a trip to Japan with this on my shoulder.  Yea, it was heavy.  Too heavy.  I’m thinking I’m going...
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How to rank medals by country in the London Olympics.

As we near yet another Olympics, the old debate about how to rank Olympic Medals is likely to come up once again. I’ve written...
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How to Sign Up for Weibo in English

UPDATE: Through a little URL sniffing I found this English-sign up page. More and more I’m hearing folks ask me how do you sign...
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Gaming industry going ape about “Watch Dogs”.

Gaming industry going ape about “Watch Dogs”. A new first person shooter / hacker game in which a dystopian future in which the anti-hero...
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